With the win, the Ducks held set at home and will now head to Dallas with a 2-0 series lead — though neither victory came easy.

Like Wednesday’s game, Anaheim built up a lead on Friday but had to hold on as Dallas scored a third-period goal to get within one, then pressed hard for an equalizer in the dying minutes. It was scrappy, physical stuff at the end, reflective of a game that saw the two sides exhibit plenty of dislike for one another.

The chippy play started early and proved a jumping off point for each team’s offense. After Corey Perry took a slashing penalty — for what appeared to be a spear — on Jamie Benn at the 7:25 mark of the first period, Dallas’ Alex Chiasson opened the scoring 15 seconds later on the power play, his first-ever playoff goal.

Roughly seven minutes later, the tables were turned as Anaheim got a power play when Perry was mauled in the goal crease by Dallas defenseman Trevor Daley. The Ducks didn’t score with the man advantage but tallied shortly thereafter, as Getzlaf scored his first of the game and second of the series to tie the score at one.

Anaheim then built a 3-1 lead on the strength of Corey Perry’s second-period goal — his first playoff tally since 2011 — and Andrew Cogliano‘s shorthanded marker in the third. The Cogliano goal was somewhat controversial, though, as the Ducks forward looked to have broken Sergei Gonchar’s stick with a slash just moments before snapping home a Getzlaf pass for what proved to be the game-winner.

Much like they did in Game 1 in rallying from a 4-0 deficit, the Stars pushed hard to get back into it, outshooting Anaheim 15-2 in the final frame while drawing to within one when Ryan Garbutt scored with 10 minutes remaining.

It was Garbutt’s first playoff goal, one that looked to spark Dallas as they gave the Ducks all they could handle down the stretch, notably when Getzlaf took a tripping penalty with three minutes left.

Dallas buzzed for an equalizer but couldn’t get one past Frederik Andersen, who was excellent on the night in stopping 34 of 36 shots.